Cops probe Albany shooting

Times Union

Staff report

Updated 11:55 am, Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Guy Mitchell, 23, of Albany was arrested Monday on a weapons possession charge. Albany police said they arrested Mitchell after finding a gun during an investigation of an unrelated shooting on Myrtle Avenue. (Albany Police Department)

Police went to the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Quail Street after someone reported that shots were fired at 9 p.m. When they arrived, police said they learned a man who lives on Myrtle Avenue was taken to the hospital after being shot in the arm. He was treated and released.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, but police said they arrested another resident at the victim's home after finding a loaded handgun in the house. Police said the gun was not used in the shooting that left the other man injured.